Microbiology News: clinical, Nov 2020

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Microbiology News: clinical, Nov 2020

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No Need for Separate Cleanroom with New HEPA Filter

27 Nov 2020 | ClinicalPharmaceutical

Opentrons' robotics have enabled high-throughput COVID-19 testing during the pandemic, and a new HEPA filtration unit for their OT-2 robot decreases the risk of contamination for sensitive wet lab applications like PCR and DNA / RNA amplification without need for a cleanroom. more...

Paris Biologics Testing Site Gets Support to Scale-Up

26 Nov 2020 | Clinical

PathoQuest is expanding and upgrading its Paris' site with a €500K support from Paris Île-de-France Region. Next year will see them offering cutting-edge and high-capacity NGS QC testing services for rapid development and release of biologics at a GMP grade. more...

Rapid Antigen Test for COVID-19: Prevent the Virus from Spreading!

26 Nov 2020 | Clinical

Rapid Antigen test for SARS-CoV-2 the coronavirus that causes COVID-19

Developed in Europe by ProGnosis Biotech, the Rapid Test Ag 2019-nCov detects the SARS-CoV-2 antigen in nasopharyngeal swab specimens in 15 mins. High Sensitivity (95.56%) & Specificity (99.56%). The test has received a CE-IVD mark. more...

Simplify COVID-19 Public Health Reporting With Streamlining Solution

25 Nov 2020 | Clinical

Informatics solution for sars-cov-2 data

BD announces streamlined reporting capabilities for COVID-19 data through BD Synapsys™ 3.84 Informatics Solution that simplifies mandatory public health reporting for customers using BD Veritor™ and BD MAX™ systems. more...

Recombinant Version of Mink Strain Spike-Protein Available

24 Nov 2020 | Clinical

Recombinant Spike Protein of Mink Strain

Sino Biological has launched a recombinant Y453F RBD protein, the mutation in SARS-CoV-2 that infected mink and workers at a farm in Denmark recently. This protein adds to Sino's large collection of proteins for antibody and vaccine research. more...

ACT Gives Priorclave Green Credentials

24 Nov 2020 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalPharmaceuticalCosmetic/Personal CareMicrobiome

Accountability, consistency and transparency; the ACT program has given one of it's first eco-labels to Priorclave's cylindrcal chambers research-grade autoclaves for its efficiency in water use and energy. more...

Urgent Demand From ECDC to Validate COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Tests

20 Nov 2020 | Clinical

EU ecdc recommends rapid antigen tests for covid 19

The ECDC has revised its recommendations for rapid antigen testing in a new document that provides independent evaluations of several rapid antigen tests on the market along with requirements labs must adhere to. more...

US FDA Authorizes First At-Home Molecular COVID-19 Test

20 Nov 2020 | Clinical

The US FDA has authorized the first prescription COVID-19 molecular test that can be performed entirely at-home. The test fits into the palm of your hand and uses real-time LAMP technology to give a result in just 11 minutes. more...

New Point-of-Care Immunoassay Development Service

17 Nov 2020 | Clinical

Cytiva (Formerly GE Healthcare) has started a new diagnostic test development and support service for point-of-care diagnostic developers to increase speed to market of new tests through infrastructure, expertise and consultation for immunoassay development. more...

New ELISA Test for Vaccine Research Quantifies IgG Antibody to SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein

16 Nov 2020 | Clinical

EUROIMMUN has launched the Anti-SARS-CoV-2 QuantiVac™ ELISA (IgG) to quantify IgG antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 S1 antigen. The assay is CE-marked, and the company plans to file for US FDA-EUA. more...

Saliva Collection Device Validated for FDA-EUA High-Throughput SARS-CoV-2 Testing

13 Nov 2020 | Clinical

Saliva collection device for SARS CoV 2 testing

The new GeneFiX™ Saliva RNA Collection Device from Isohelix has been validated by Precision Genomics and is now its preferred method for saliva collection as part of its FDA-EUA SARS-CoV-2 testing portfolio. more...

Invasive Aspergillosis Screening in COVID-19 & Critical Care Patients

09 Nov 2020 | Clinical

IMMY sõna Aspergillus Galactomannan Lateral Flow Assay is recommended by the European Confederation of Medical Microbiology (ECMM) as a screening device in COVID ventilated patients. more...

Only Viable SARS-CoV-2 Material Detected With World-First Profiling Kit

05 Nov 2020 | Clinical

sgRNA profiling in SARS CoV 2 virus that causes covid 19

The new DeepMARK™ NGS assay for profiling SARS-CoV-2 genomic and subgenomic RNA in clinical specimens has compelling use cases for rapid public health response, research, and vaccine development. more...

AMR Surveillance with BIOMIC V3: Five Key Advantages

04 Nov 2020 | Clinical

Automated reading and CLSI and EUCAST interpretaion of clinical and qc tests

BIOMIC V3 is an open system utilizing digital imaging to automate the reading and CLSI/EUCAST interpretation of AST-ID-QC from various manufacturers. BIOMIC V3 is designed and manufactured by Giles Scientific in California. more...

The Winnable Battles: HAIs and Antimicrobial Stewardship

04 Nov 2020 | Clinical

Fast Carbapenamase Resistant Enterobacterales CRE detection with rapid lateral flow

The CDC classifies HAIs as “Winnable Battles” and commits surveillance to reduce the incidence of HAIs and improve patient outcome. The emergence of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) is an urgent threat, requiring immediate action. more...

Screen and Interpret Thousands of MRSA Plates Daily Through Automated Imaging

04 Nov 2020 | Clinical

LBT Innovations has licensed its AI-powered MRSA plate screening and interpretation software to the largest clinical laboratory group in Germany. The APAS independence system with the MRSA Analysis Module can do thousands of plates per day. more...

Condalab Solutions for Detection of Antibiotic Resistance

03 Nov 2020 | Clinical

chromogenic media for antimicrobial resistance detection

Each year, about 3 million people are infected in the US with antibiotic-resistant strains. In Europe, 33,000 people die because of them every year. How important is early diagnosis? Find out what solutions we can offer you here in Condalab. more...

Teknova Viral Transport Medium for SARS-CoV-2 Is Now FDA-Compliant

02 Nov 2020 | Clinical

FDA CDC Viral Transport Medium for SARS CoV 2

Teknova manufactures VTM and saline for sample transport under GMP conditions in compliance with ISO 13485 standards and the Quality System Regulations under 21 CFR Part 820. Teknova's current capacity for VTM production is 50,000 tubes per day. more...

CRISPR-based COVID-19 Assay Becomes High-Throughput Turnkey Solution to Pandemic

02 Nov 2020 | Clinical

CRISPR SARS COV 2 Test for COVID 19 Diagnosis

Leveraging Hamilton's automated liquid handling systems and Millipore Sigma's capacity for large-scale reagent production, the DETECTR BOOST™ CRISPR-based SARS-CoV-2 test from Mammoth Biosciences, is positioned to increase US testing substantially. more...

Detect COVID-19 & Winter Virus on One Sample With Automated Extraction

02 Nov 2020 | Clinical

Automatically extract and detect winter and COVID 19 virus

The new PKamp™ Respiratory SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Panel from Perkin Elmer is now CE-marked. Along with coronavirus, the assay detects Influenza and RSV and can be used with Perkin Elmer's automated nucleic acid extraction system. more...

Fijifilm Pyrostar testing critical water used in the reprocessing of medical devices

SGL Plates and Culture Media for Pharmaceutical Microbiology

QC Standards Controls and Proficiency Testing Schemes

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